Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1887-02-10
IDAHO WILLING.



The Evening Inter-Idaho says:
When Senator VIM. M. Stewart
visited Idaho about two months
since and sprung his scheme for
the annexation of Southern Idaho
to the State of Nevada, he met with
very little encouragement. The
people hardly comprehended the
magnitude and importance Of the
measure. Nevada had always been
regarded as a hopelessly bankrupt
State and the scheme was looked
upon by the people of this Terri
tory as a shrewd attempt to secure
additional territory In order to re-
plete an exhausted exchequer. The
proposition was first brought to
light in Boise City, and the papers
Of that town, and the people also,
naturally fought the move from its
first inception. Annexation to Ne
vada meant the removal of the Cap
ital from Boise City, and the con-
sequent death and burial of that
town. Without the Capital Boise
would speedily dwindle into utter
insignifcance. Realizing this, the
people of that town were loudly
outspoken in their objections. The
Territorial press, with few excep-
tions, taking their cue from Boise
City, were hostile towards the
scheme. None Of them, probably
thoroughly eomprehended it, bat
the discussions which was aroused
has served to set people to think
ing, and the annexation scheme
does net look as it did two months
ago. The bankruptcy of Nevad a
has been found to be false idea.
She has 100000 in solid coin in
the School Fund. This of itself, is
no small matter Her financial sit
uation at the present time is not
only satisfactory, but Improving
every day. She has two of the
ablest Senator'S in the United
States, and their influence alone
would be of incalculable value to
young and struggling Territory like
this. So much for Nevada.
The advantages of the annexa-
ton to Nevada of the Southern
portion of Idaho are various, while
the disadvantages are really very
few. 1t is now almost certain that
the Panhandle will 20 to Washing
ton Territory, and that Territory
admitted as State. This will vir-
tually kill all hopes of a speedy
admission of Idaho as State. The
babe unborn will hardly live long
enough to see these hopes realized,
should the Panhandle be segregat-
ed. The idea of always remaining
a weak and unlmportant little Ter
weakest of all-is GER
tainly most distasteful to every
one. And yet this is the almost
certain fate of Southern Idaho, if
Northern Idaho goes, as she proba-
bly, will.
With this undesirable fate star
ing US in the face, would it not be
better-far better--to arrive at
Statehood and comparative indie
pendence at a single jump by an
nexation to Nevada? There is no
use in attempting to disguise the
fact that the measure Is constantly
and rapidly growing in popularity
all over Southern Idaho, and will
to grow as the people be-
gin to consider and understand it.
Probably a two-thirds of the people
of Alturas county favor the annex
alton at this very moment, while
the other one-third are waveriRg
and uncertain in their inclinations.
Considering everything; the prob
able segregation of the Pan Handle
to Washington, the almost hopeless
chances of State hood in that event;
the strong probabilities of remain
ing an insignificant territory for the
next half century; it would seem
the part of wisdom to petition for
the speedy annexation of this por-
ton of the territory to the State of
Nevada.